1661 Isaac Newton admitted as a student to Trinity College, Cambridge

1783 Brothers Jacques and Joseph Montgolfier publicly demonstrate their hot-air baloon in 10-minute flight over Annonay, France

1783 Joseph & Jacques Montgolfier make first public balloon flight

1794 The U.S. Congress pases the Neutrality Act, prohibiting Americans from enlisting in the service of a foreign power.

1805 The first recorded tornado in "Tornado Alley" (Southern Illinois)

1806 Batavian Republic becomes the Kingdom of Holland

1806 The first trotter to break 3 minute mile (Yankee)

1849 Danish National Day-Denmark becomes a constitutional monarchy

1855 Anti-foreign anti-Roman Catholic Know-Nothing Party's first convention

1863 CSS "Alabama" captures the "Tailsman" in the Mid Atlantic

1872 Republican National Convention meets (Phila)

1875 Pacific Stock Exchange formally opens

1876 Bananas become popular in US, at Centennial Exposition in Phila

1885 J Palisa discovers asteroid #248 Lameia

1910 J Helffrich discovers asteroids #699 Hela & #700 Auravictrix

1912 US marines invade Cuba (3nd time)

1917 10 million US men begin registering for draft in WW I

1917 Some ten million men begin registering for the draft in World War I.

1933 The United States goes off the gold standard.

1933 US goes off gold standard

1934 The first formal meeting of The Baker Street Irregulars (NYC)

1937 A Bohrmann discovers asteroid #1455 Mitchella

1940 Battle of France begins in WW II

1940 Synthetic rubber tire exhibited Akron Oh

1940 The Battle of France begins during World War II.

1941 Cyprus reinforced by Australian troops

1942 Eichmann officially notes that since December 1941, 97,000 people have been "processed" in three gas-vans.

1944 Rome is captured intact by the 5th Army.

1944 The first B-29 bombing raid; 1 plane lost due to engine failure

1945 Berlin council of Allied commanders begins.

1945 USA, UK, USSR, France declare supreme authority over Germany

1946 Fire at LaSalle Hotel cocktail lounge kills 61 (Chicago Ill)

1947 Sec of State George C Marshall outlines "The Marshall Plan"

1950 US Supreme Court undermines legal foundations of segregation

1952 Jersey Joe Walcott beats Ezzard Charles for heavyweight boxing title

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